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Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel

    Division:

    14th Pennsylvania Cavalry

    Action Date:

    September 19, 1864

    Date of Issue: May 19, 1899

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Colonel James Martinus Schoonmaker, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 19 September 1864, while serving with 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry, in action at Winchester, Virginia. At a critical period, Colonel Schoonmaker gallantly led a cavalry charge against the left of the enemy’s line of battle, drove the enemy out of his works, and captured many prisoners.